Premier Daniel Andrews said from 11.59pm Friday, Victoria will return to the "COVID-Safe summer settings", which were in place at Christmas - "very good news for all Victorians," he said.

Up to 30 people can attend a home per day for private gatherings, up from five, and up to 100 people can attend outdoor gatherings.

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Up to 75 per cent of public and private sector workers will be allowed back in the office.

Masks will only be required in high-risk settings, including public transport, taxis and ride-share vehicles, and in large retail like supermarkets, shopping centres, department stores and indoor markets.

"We'll move to 50 per cent capacity at the MCG, 50,000, 29,000 at Marvel, and we'll soon have announcements for GMHBA Stadium," Mr Andrews said.

"That's great news as the AFL footy season is starting quite soon, that'll be something approaching normal that Victorians have absolutely earned."

The Victorian Department of Health Human Services confirmed the two cases are close contacts of pre-existing cases and have been in quarantine during their infectious period.

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A total of 24 cases have now been traced back to a family of three staying on the third floor of the quarantine hotel in early February, who contracted the highly infectious UK strain of the virus overseas.

Some restrictions, including mask-wearing and strict gathering limits, will remain until Friday when the last close contacts are expected to end their 14 days of isolation.

Healthcare staff administered 808 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and hotel quarantine staff on Wednesday, bringing the number of shots administered in the state so far to 2063.

Meanwhile, anyone arriving in Melbourne from Auckland will be sent to mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days due to a cluster of cases at an Auckland high school.

The health department is contacting people who have arrived from Auckland since Tuesday and telling them to get tested and quarantine immediately.

Everyone who feels even the slightest cold or flu-like symptom must assume they have the virus until a test result proves otherwise. Anybody with symptoms or awaiting a result should self-isolate at home.

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